[Pharmwaste] FW: Sample prescription drugs

Janet Brown jbrown at practicegreenhealth.org
Fri Oct 24 17:20:58 EDT 2008


Jeff Fiagle - Jeff.Fiagle at dnr.iowa.gov?

 

Janet Brown

Director, Sustainable Operations

Practice Greenhealth 

Po Box 3366

Amherst, MA 01004

866/598-2110

413/253-0254

jbrown at practicegreenhealth.org

www.practicegreenhealth.org

 

Janet is on the steering committee of the Green Guide for Health Care.
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From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Tenace,
Laurie
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:59 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] FW: Sample prescription drugs

 

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From: Angie Youngblut [mailto:AYoungblut at cvmspc.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:49 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: FW: Sample prescription drugs

 

Someone actually called me from Iowa - and left me a voicemail and I have
not heard anything back again. ( I don't have their number, I thought it
might have been DNR?) 

I am trying to verify with anyone in Iowa, any additional regulations before
I dispose of drug samples. 
Please try me again! 

Thanks for everyone's insight so far, I want to make sure I meet IA
regulations for disposal. 

 

Angie Youngblut RN, BS 
Clinical Practice Manager 
Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, P.C. 
4150 Kimball Avenue 
Waterloo, Iowa 50701 
Phone 319-235-5390 
Fax 319-287-9249 
ayoungblut at cvmspc.com 

 

______________________________________________ 
From:   Angie Youngblut  
Sent:   Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:39 PM 
To:     'pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us' 
Subject:        FW: Sample prescription drugs 

Can anyone respond to me at my email at work? 

Angie Youngblut RN, BS 
Clinical Practice Manager 
Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, P.C. 
4150 Kimball Avenue 
Waterloo, Iowa 50701 
Phone 319-235-5390 
Fax 319-287-9249 
ayoungblut at cvmspc.com 

 

______________________________________________ 
From:   Angie Youngblut  
Sent:   Monday, October 06, 2008 11:24 AM 
To:     'pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us' 
Subject:        Sample prescription drugs 

I have been trying to get one clear answer- and haven't had much success. I
have tried EPA, DNR, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, local landfill and others. I
have expired sample prescription drugs to dispose of and I don't want to
break any regulations, however I have been told I am a "waste generating
facility" and therefore have different rules. It has been recommended to me
to mix them with undesirable substances and put in regular trash and that
they are not considered hazardous.

I do not have the option of giving them to a charitable organization because
they will only take them( in the Iowa Drug Repository program) with a year
left on the expiration and our offices keep them until they expire. 

Is there any clear guideline federally or in Iowa that I have missed? 

Angie Youngblut RN, BS 
Clinical Practice Manager 
Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, P.C. 
4150 Kimball Avenue 
Waterloo, Iowa 50701 
Phone 319-235-5390 
Fax 319-287-9249 
ayoungblut at cvmspc.com 

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